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Plympton Town Property Committee Opens Fire Station Review With Data-Only Phase 1 Session

PLYMPTON -- February 7, 2026, Plympton's three-member Town Property Committee launched its Phase 1 fire station review Saturday with a public data session, pledging no site selections or cost commitments at this stage. Committee members Caitlin Johnson, Keelan Smith, and Pierre Boyer presented four years of emergency response

Halifax Planning Board orders Starbucks developer to fix ADA sidewalk violations

Halifax planners unanimously ordered the developer behind the new Starbucks complex at 314 Plymouth Street to submit a written remediation plan before any occupancy permit is considered.

Bridgewater Planning Board Continues Three Public Hearings, Approves Mansion Way Lot Releases

Bridgewater Planning Board continued all three pending public hearings to March 4 and approved lot releases for a renamed subdivision at its February 5 remote meeting.

Scituate's Pier 44 Commission wins all permits, seeks $6 million CPC funding

Scituate's Pier 44 Commission secured a full permit slate and authorized a $6 million funding request to the Community Preservation Committee for the planned harbor park.

Finance Committee Kicks Off Budget Review with $400,000 Borrowing Request

WEST BRIDGEWATER -- February 5, 2026, West Bridgewater Finance Committee opens its annual budget review with a $400,000 short-term borrowing request. The committee heard departmental presentations Thursday from the town's treasurer-collector, identified only as Scott, who requested a jump in the bond anticipation notes line to

Hingham Finance Committee Recommends Nine FY27 Budgets Totaling Over $40 Million

HINGHAM -- February 5, 2026, Hingham Finance Committee advances nine FY27 department budgets while flagging public safety staffing strains and a new hospital cost. The committee recommended budgets totaling more than $40 million across dispatch, police, fire, animal control, the South Shore Country Club, assessing, harbormaster, and water and sewer operations

Conservation Commission orders Texas Street drainage fix by March 1

Marshfield Conservation Commission orders a March 1 drainage fix on Texas Street after an abutter alleges unpermitted road work. Abutter James F.

Hanson Conservation Commission Approves Forest Trail Barn in Wetland Buffer Zone

Hanson Conservation Commission clears barn construction in wetland buffer zone, eyes Eagle Scout for land cleanup.

Scituate Waterways Commission Revises Harbor Definitions Ahead of April Town Meeting

Scituate Waterways Commission spends two hours overhauling harbor bylaw definitions ahead of an April 20 town meeting.

Plymouth Board of Health Delays Nicotine Pouch Vote, Pushes Toward Kratom Ban

Plymouth Board of Health moves toward kratom ban and defers nicotine pouch vote to February 18.

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